Window-shade support.



s. R. LEWIS.

WINDOW SHADE SUPPORT.

APPL'ICAT !0N FILED NOV.10, 1914.

Lll@ Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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SUSIE REBECCA LEWIS, OF GAB/NET, WEST VIRGINIA.

WINDOW-senior. surronr.

Specication of Letters Patent.

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Application filed November 10, 1914. Serial No. 871,299.

T0 aU whom t may concern Be it known that I, SUSIE R. Lnwrs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Garnet, in the county of Kanawha and .State of West Virginia, have invented a new and useful W'indow-Shade Support; and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. l

This invention relates to window shade supports, and an object of the invention is to provide a new and useful support of this nature comprising two`1'nembers, one being fixed stationary tothe window frame and provided with improved guides, in which the other member is adjustably mounted, thereby affording a structure of support designed to fit windows of different widths.

After one member of the support or lixture is secured to the window frame it remains permanently in position, the other member being adjustable to accommodate the length of the shade roller.

ln practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

Theinvention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view showing theimproved shade support or fixture as applied. Fig. 2 is van enlarged detail view of one of the fixtures detached.V Fig. 3 is a plan viewl partly in section. Fig. 4; is a transverse sectional View on line 4 4: of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail view 0f the slid* Referring more particularly to the drawings, l designates the window frame, and 2 denotes a plate, which is fastened to the frame, to remain as a permanent fixture thereon, by means of screws 3. rl`his plate isA `elongated, and the lower portion of which is provided with an upturncd flange 4f, thereb v forming a guide groove 5. The upper portion of thc plate 2 is formed with an outwardly, downwardly, and inwardly extending lange (i, which forms a guide groove 7. The upper wall of the flange 6 is constructed with a slot 8. Unc ond of the groove 7 of each plate 2 terminates in an abutment wall or stop 9.

The sliding plate 10 of the curtain support or fixture has its lower edge mounted in the guide groove 5, while its upper p0rti'on is provided with a forwardly extending fiange 11, which guided in the guidev groove 7. The flange 1l is provided with a pair of threaded apertures 12, in which the Shanks 13 of the set screws 1e are threaded, said shanks passing through the slotkS, thereby it will-be noted that bv loosening or tightening the set screws the plate l0 may be adjusted, and held in such adjusted position; One end of the plate 10 is provided with a laterally extending lug 15 having a slot 'i6 for the reception of one of the pintles 'of the shade roller 17. The other end of the plate 10 is provided with a similar lateral projection 1S having an aperture 19, to receive the cylindrical pintle 20 of the shade roller. By this construction, it will be noted that either one of the fixtures may be arranged so that either end of the shade roller may be connected to any one of the plates' 10. In other words, no care need be exercised, as to whether one certain bracket or fixture is fastened to the left or the right side of the window frame, for the shade roller may be easily attached and adjusted in place, regardless as to which fixture is flange, the upper portion of the plate having a flange extending forwardly, downwardly and inwardly toward the body of the' plate forming a secondl guide groove, a second plate having its lower edge mounted in the lower guide 'groove and its upper portion provided with a forwardly extending flange engaging thc upper guide groove, the upper flange having an elongated slot, means passing through said slot and being threaded into the forwardly extending flange 4of the lsecond plate for holding the second plate in adjusted positions, the upper groove having at one end an abutment wall. to limit the second pae lim. me dfecton, the second pinta ha ing intend projections, one ai; auch and, om, 0i?- sz-id projections having a bear-A ing to ecevc a lecoangula pnle, o'i a shade M1191', ik@ otheprujectn having an ape?- `'s311115 il@ ceve h@ Cy'nriml pnle o' the ad@ reien n esstimon Wfe'reoi E hav@ sgne my mme i@ hs specificati@ in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

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JAS. N. SCOTT, TURNER. 

